No Jail in Felony DUI w/ Serious Injuries

Michael A. Goldstein represented our client, an engineer, who was arrested for DUI following a tragic car accident that left him in a coma and his female passenger seriously injured, requiring more than 300 stitches in her head. Our client spent several months in a physical rehabilitation hospital to treat his brain and physical injuries. In the meantime, the Los Angeles County District Attorney filed felony charges and had him arrested in San Luis Obispo County and transported by bus in this fragile condition. Enraged at the conduct of the supervising DA, Michael convinced the Judge to immediately release his client without posting bail. Michael thereafter negotiated a probationary plea deal with no custody time. A reduction to a misdemeanor was followed by an expungement.